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35 minutes ago, der Berliner said:
I did check the German mag Kicker and they have indeed objected/reneged on that 5m buy-option. A bit strange that ...
They will have had the option to do so and it's not surprising in that the lad is worth more than 5M in todays market.
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Not good for us.
As well as being an excellent manager, he knows what he is coming into to and we won't get the potential benefit of a newbie struggling to find his feet.
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Since 2015, despite the scant success on the pitch, the support have been amazing in their continued loyalty.
Hugely important aspect for the club and finance.
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It is exceptional support.
A comparison.
The league titles that John Greig (congrats on CBE) played in during the 70's had Ibrox often not even half full.
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Difficult to implement and run a settled, functional footballing infrastructure when you are consistently second in a two horse race. Good ideas and intentions get lost in the fallout.
Add the pressure that comes to bear on top of those responsible in the Glasgow goldfish bowl and constant change is inevitable. Individuals and structural.
The obvious problem or danger is a two horse race becomes a one horse race.
It happened before (2012) and lasted for about 8 years.
They continue to operate within a financially viable model. We don't and appear to be front loading once again. If it works, good (but still no viable structure). If it doesn't work, the future ain't bright at Ibrox.
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European football used to be fun and I guess it still is if you are winning.
Distorted finances in the game echo society in general. So much of the money flow has gone to the few at the top that lucky clubs below that level line up (in the CL groups) like whores to be fcuked, but well paid.
I increasingly struggle to maintain interest.
Favourable August headlines are now about earning XXmillion pounds for CL qualification.
I preferred it when it was more about the football. An article on why Davie Cooper playing tennis throughout the summer had helped him hit the ground running in the new season.
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15 hours ago, Bill said:
Thanks, a fine analysis, which must have taken quite some time to prepare.
As someone languishing in mid table obscurity the question I have is .... how the hell does Buster do it? A pact with the Devil perhaps?
The least that I could do after being called a "Wannabe Nostradamus" was win the Predictor League again 😁
Keeping an eye on the Devil(s) is more my thing but that is another part of this forum, not Rangers Chat.
“The second greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he is the good guy”—Ken Ammi”
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15 hours ago, Rousseau said:
Some stats, if you're interested (those who played more than 30 games):
Players Points Games Played Points-per-game Maximums CR CR% CRG CRG% FGS FGS% CS CS% buster. 108 55 1.96 1 45 81.82% 16 29.09% 13 23.64% 7 12.73% Whosthedado 99 55 1.80 1 40 72.73% 22 40.00% 8 14.55% 7 12.73% SBG 96 55 1.75 0 39 70.91% 15 27.27% 12 21.82% 6 10.91% stewarty 94 53 1.77 3 37 69.81% 15 28.30% 9 16.98% 8 15.09% Rousseau 94 55 1.71 2 37 67.27% 15 27.27% 12 21.82% 6 10.91% DJRFC 92 54 1.70 1 36 66.67% 13 24.07% 11 20.37% 7 12.96% ian1964 86 45 1.91 1 29 64.44% 13 28.89% 10 22.22% 8 17.78% weebluedevil 85 54 1.57 0 39 72.22% 18 33.33% 8 14.81% 4 7.41% BEARGER 81 53 1.53 1 36 67.92% 8 15.09% 11 20.75% 5 9.43% ranger_syntax 81 48 1.69 2 33 68.75% 13 27.08% 10 20.83% 5 10.42% Bill 81 54 1.50 2 38 70.37% 12 22.22% 8 14.81% 5 9.26% Malangsob 79 47 1.68 0 31 65.96% 16 34.04% 10 21.28% 4 8.51% Franc Ergs 78 51 1.53 0 35 68.63% 13 25.49% 9 17.65% 4 7.84% Yorkie Bear 78 55 1.42 0 36 65.45% 13 23.64% 13 23.64% 1 1.82% compo 76 55 1.38 0 35 63.64% 14 25.45% 9 16.36% 3 5.45% 26th of foot 74 53 1.40 0 37 69.81% 9 16.98% 8 15.09% 4 7.55% lenny3k 74 55 1.35 0 39 70.91% 14 25.45% 6 10.91% 3 5.45% onevision 73 55 1.33 0 36 65.45% 12 21.82% 8 14.55% 3 5.45% MacK1950 72 54 1.33 0 37 68.52% 9 16.67% 10 18.52% 2 3.70% Ted McMinnime 63 47 1.34 0 33 70.21% 11 23.40% 5 10.64% 3 6.38% CammyF 60 49 1.22 1 32 65.31% 8 16.33% 7 14.29% 2 4.08% Graeme Ro55 58 41 1.41 2 29 70.73% 7 17.07% 5 12.20% 4 9.76% WorthingBear91 53 35 1.51 1 23 65.71% 9 25.71% 6 17.14% 3 8.57% Tannochsidebear 51 38 1.34 0 26 68.42% 8 21.05% 7 18.42% 1 2.63% forlanssister 50 42 1.19 0 23 54.76% 6 14.29% 9 21.43% 1 2.38% Interesting numbers.
Thanks for all the work you've put in @Rousseau
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Despite our forward line rarely looking strong this season, we have managed 90 goals with a game still to play.
Long time since we scored so many.
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I will drink a glass of Rioja tonight in celebration!!
Thanks very much to the indefatigable @Rousseau for taking the time to organise the league, it has certainly stood the test of time.
Thanks to all competitors who together make the competition into what it is and to Gersnet @Frankie for hosting.
Hope to see everyone back safe, sound and well for the Predictor League 23/24.
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3 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
Of course it was! You copied my score. I need a maximum to have any chance.
I didn't copy your score old boy, no need.
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10 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
Do I get an extra point as I knew another edit was pending ?
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6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
Rangers 3 - 1 Hearts
FGS Morelos
Only one edit tonight ? 😁
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Sentimental rotation!
If I could be bothered, I would be angry.
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2 hours ago, Bill said:
Getting new players in early and starting the new season (pre-season) with the squad virtually intact is probably important in achieving a decent start.
It's a big ask but not impossible given a favourable draw in Europe and the level of the Scottish Diddy teams (who now can't even get past Irish and Welsh League teams in the qualifying rounds).
First OF being at Ibrox is good news.
The other side of the city got their recruitment spot-on when their manager arrived but stuttered badly until September. They got away with it because we were poor, they won't be as generous.
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2 hours ago, Tannochsidebear said:
I wouldnt be playing any of the players leaving. Rangers is bigger than any player. Let them come out at HT or FT (as is suggested above) but MB must use this game to continue to assess who he wants and doesnt want for next season, who works in what positions etc. It matters not a jot about winning this particular game unfortunately, but momentum is important and you always want to finish the season on a good unbeaten run.
We finished last season well (except penalties ELF).... didn't do us much good this season.
Truth was we were set-up to fail. At least this time there will be a major freshening up of the squad.
Next season is all about recruitment and hitting the preverbial ground running.
Recruitment can be very good but it would still be difficult to start well and churn out the wins.
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7 hours ago, Bill said:
If Allan McGregor had retired at the end of last season he would have left with his impressive legacy intact. Now he’s widely and rightly considered a liability. It’s such a pity but he should never play another game for Rangers.
I think nearly everyone at the club knew that the time to start the overhauling of the squad that SG&Co built was directly after 55 (summer 2021) and by the end of following summer transfer window (2022) to have it more or less finished.
The main reason it hasn't happened is financial.
The consequences are obvious.
For all that we trumpeted Ross Wilson and the modern progressive football department they failed, albeit with one arm tied behind their back. Not surprised that Wilson took the opportunity to move.
The situation we have in front of us has been wrapped up in a parcel and coming down the line for a while.
Some may say we are not that far behind our main rivals, we only lost by a goal etc. Get some decent players in and....etc.
Financialy, we are miles behind them and are always looking to try and finance that chronic loss making deficit. It's been like that for decades now.
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8 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
We should just drop him.
Throw Lovelace into the deep end.
August saw GVB call the overweight waster out.....
.....now May sees MB do the same.
Not surprised that there has been limited interest shown in Morelos.
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6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
We should just drop him.
Throw Lovelace into the deep end.
Anyone that is actually interested.
Morelos probably doesn't want to play the remaining games. Get him to ...
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5 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
Season's end cannot come quickly enough.
Listening to MB, sounds like he is sick of it as well.
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9 minutes ago, Rousseau said:
We barely create anything either, Michael...
We didn't before MB arrived either. We must have converted a relatively high percentage though to score the amount of goals we did.
Dry spell, it happens and it would be better if we could just end the season now
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Rangers Set To Take SPFL To Court
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Posted · Edited by buster.
We have had the tanks parked on their lawn for over three years with little return. Initially, we went in with size 14's (a full panzer división) and surprisingly seemed surprised when very few clubs were interested in backing our stance.
Los tres amigos remain in the executive (perhaps McKenzie has left but it would have been of his own choice).
We have become accustomed to articles or 'news' that speculate on positive tendencies and outcomes.
They are too often pish and wind that come to nothing or indeed, very negative outcomes, eg. Ashley/SDI.
What we have to do regards to getting in their faces is simple. Beat them in the first OF match at Ibrox. Neither side are going to drop many points to the rest.